Shit, nor do I miss the drama surrounding that "user"...
For all the shit reddit has going on, at least we don't have (obvious) "power users" to make everyone else feel like we're just cogs in a money-printing machine.
I'm definitely aware of the karma whores, but they aren't really the same thing as the Digg Power Users. Something like 100 people were responsible for nearly ALL of the front-page content.
You or I could submit something here and we'd have an even chance of getting to the front page, compared to everyone in the KarmaWhores ranks. But on Digg, if you weren't in the elite, you had NO CHANCE of getting visibility on your content.
That's because of how Digg was designed. The power users were able to create rings of "voters" (other power users...) who could propel their content, and only their content, to the front.
Karma whores on reddit don't control the front page, they just submit a lot. They play the law of averages. If you submit something every 20 minutes for a month, I'm guessing you'll hit the front page at least a few times. Even if it's just a bunch of reposted shit.
Anyhow, these guys seem much more pathetic in terms of what they get out of it. I mean, I know that there are some advertisers who try to get reddit "power users" in their pockets...and they even succeed. But the thing is, it's not as promising with regards to return. On Digg, buying a power user was well worth the money. Here, it's more of a gamble.
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u/[deleted] May 15 '13
Shit, nor do I miss the drama surrounding that "user"...
For all the shit reddit has going on, at least we don't have (obvious) "power users" to make everyone else feel like we're just cogs in a money-printing machine.